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And yet the Library Genesis mirrors are alive and well.

What's the difference? Is it simply the size of the downloads? (Ebooks are only a few megabytes, so a single hobbyist can easily mirror the whole library these days.)

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book publishers don't typically make many millions of dollars that can be thrown away on litigation, i'd imagine. perhaps with the exception of academic journal publishers.

Textbook publishers (f*ck you, Pearson) also have the money for it, but they trend more towards single-use codes. Cuts down on resale and piracy in one stroke.

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